P RIME Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday met members of the Indian contingent that returned with medals from the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow and congratulated the athletes for their impressive performances at the multi-sport event. “Those who play, will flourish. Always cheer for Bharat. Bharat Mata Ki Jai!,” PM Narendra Modi posted on Instagram. Modi shared a short video clip of his interaction with the medallists on ‘Instagram’,describingthemeetingasaspecialoccasion and praising the athletes for making the country proud. Later, the PM also tweeted about his meeting with the athletes. “Delighted to host our outstanding medal winners from the Commonwealth Games 2026 at 7, Lok Kalyan Marg. Heard about their experiences from the Games. Each one of them has made our nation proud through their exceptional performances. Their success will motivate many youngsters,” Modi posted on‘X’ while sharing some photographs of the meeting. Amongthose who interactedwithPrimeMinister was boxer Sakshi Chaudhary, who won the gold medal in the women’s 51kg category at the Games. India enjoyed a strong campaign in Glasgow, finishing with 39 medals, including 13 gold. Sakshi, said: “Our honourable PM sir has welcomed all the medallists from the Commonwealth Games and we are feeling very proud of this. We have really enjoyed meeting him, he is very humble.” Modi, while interacting with the athletes, said: “Jo khelega, woh khilega.Always cheer for Bharat.”

 

The Prime Minister spoke to the medallists and congratulated them for their efforts. India’s boxing contingent enjoyed a particularly successful campaign, with the country’s pugilists winning a record haul of 10 medals at the Glasgow Games. Sakshi was among the seven Indian boxers who returned with gold. India finished fourth in medal standings with 39 medals (13 gold, 17 silver and nine bronze) despite competing in a significantlyreducedprogrammethatexcludedmedalrich sports such as wrestling, badminton, table tennis, hockey and shooting. India’s boxing contingent returned from Glasgow with seven gold and three silver medals, with the seven gold medals coming fromPreetiPawar (54kg),JaismineLamboria(57kg), Sakshi Chaudhary (51kg), Priya Ghanghas (60kg), Arundhati Choudhary (70kg), Sachin Siwach (60kg) and Ankush Panghal (80kg).The three silver medallists were Jadumani Singh (55kg), Olympic medallist Lovlina Borgohain (75kg) and Narender Berwal (90+kg). The seven gold medals also marked the best-ever performance by Indian women boxers at the Commonwealth Games. Indian judo contingent also produced its bestever Commonwealth Games performance. India participated in 12 judo events in Glasgow and won four medals — two gold, one silver and one bronze, compared to three medals, with no gold, in 2022. The breakthrough was led by Khelo India athletes Asmita Dey and Harsh Singh, who created history by winning India’s first-ever Commonwealth Games gold medals in judo. Asmita became the first Indian woman judoka to win Commonwealth Games gold, while Harsh became the first Indian male judoka to achieve the feat. Athletics delivered 10 medals, comprising five silver and five bronze. Gulveer Singh became the first Indian track and field athlete to win two individual medals at a single Commonwealth Games, claiming silver in the men’s 10,000m and bronze in the 5,000m.